The Wishing Pool is a central feature to the annual Christmas Show in Middleton Hall. The Wishing Pool is used by thecentre:mk to raise money for local charity organisations and community groups. Since 1985 over £328,000 has been raised and distributed throughout projects that benefit the local community. Some of the groups that have been beneficiaries over previous years include GEMK, Age Concern Milton Keynes, MK Reader Service, MK Wildlife Trust, MK Community Cardiac Group, Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Calvert Trust and in 2007 - St Tiggywinkles.

 Coins in the Wishing Pool in 2007

The Wishing Pool at Christmas 2006 saw a record breaking year with over £25,000 raised, the first time the £25,000 barrier has been breached in the history of the Wishing Pool. The Calvert Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital both greatly benefited from this vast sum of money. In 2007 a figure of just over £17 000 was collected, this time being donated to St Tiggywinkles for their work in the field of wildlife care.

Buckets full of money waiting to be counted

How To Apply For Your Organisation

If you want to your organisation to be the beneficiary of the Wishing Pool please write to Nick Coppock at thecentre:mk, 24 Silbury Arcade, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3ES stating which organisation your are representing and also what the money will be spent on.

Organisations benefit from great signage on site at the Wishing Pool